Re: What's an IASP?

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

How much do the IASP rules change whether the setup is for non-switchable
and or switchable.


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Mark S Waterbury <
mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Vern:
>
> The IFS can only exist in an IASP by virtue of UDFS.  Without UDFS,
> there is no IFS in an IASP.
>
> Perhaps you are unaware that a "default" UDFS (named "QDEFAULT.UDFS") is
> created for you in each IASP automatically, so that "IBM i" can mount
> that to provide the "root" directory for the IASP that you referred to
> .... =-O
>
> Mark
>
>  > On 6/13/2013 2:39 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > Bringing UDFS into the conversation, as someone did earlier, is only
> confusing - it is absolutely NOT necessary to talk about them and IASPs in
> the same conversation.
> > For the beginner in this, it is best to say nothing about UDFS', IMHO.
> In the testing I've done with IASPs, I did nothing with UDFS'.
> > HTH
> > Vern
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Kenneth,
> > > You have a UDFS defined which changes things...
> > > In a straight iASP environment there will be a directory name that is
> the same
> > > name as the iASP,  in my case "V7PROD"
> > > To get to my home directory in iASP V7PROD I use:  /V7PROD/home.
> > I do too .... My iASP is called iASP1
> >
> > Directory  . . . . :   /IASP1/QIBM
> >
> >   Type options, press Enter.
> >     2=Edit   3=Copy   4=Remove   5=Display   7=Rename   8=Display
> attributes
> >     11=Change current directory ...
> >
> >   Opt   Object link            Type             Attribute    Text
> >         .                      DIR
> >         ..                     DIR
> >         UserData               DIR
> >
> >
> >
> > I just don't happen to have an   /iasp1/home   directory defined...
> >
> > I created my iASP using this command:
> >
> >                        Create Device Desc (ASP) (CRTDEVASP)
> >
> >   Type choices, press Enter.
> >
> >   Device description . . . . . . . DEVD
> >   Resource name  . . . . . . . . . RSRCNAME
> >   Relational database  . . . . . . RDB            *GEN
> >   Message queue  . . . . . . . . . MSGQ           *SYSOPR
> >     Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
> >   Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT           *BLANK
> >
> >
> > Example 1: Create an Independent ASP Device
> >
> >       CRTDEVASP   DEVD(COMPANY1)  RSRCNAME(COMPANY1)
> >
> >   This command creates a device description for an independent ASP
> >   named COMPANY1.  The resource name for the device description is
> >   also named COMPANY1.  Operational messages messages for independent
> >   ASP COMPANY1 will be sent to message queue QSYSOPR in library QSYS.
> >
> > Reply or Forwarded mail from: Kenneth E Graap
>
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